Why are not talking more about Walking Bucket? How does he not have his own thread after the last game? Do you think it was an anomaly and a one-off or will Burris legit be a contributing (may I dare say "Key) member of this team? I say "YESSIR!!!!"
He reminds me of Travis Wilkins from Snow College who we had many moons ago. T-Wilk was a veteran who would come off the bench and hit 3's and was sneaky athletic too on pull-up jumpers and backdoor cuts. I am not saying Burris is there yet but I would be fine if that happened. The situation is also similar. Wilkins had expanded minutes when Rico Johnson was injured early in the season with a torn ACL. Man I hate thinking what could have been with that group. DARN YOU JIM CHRISTIAN!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtGfcQMQn4s&t=39sI like Burris and wish he had received more playing time earlier if his health was such that he could. I think his current situation is that he is in the process of building in-game trust with Boals. Do I think this process should have happened sooner? Yes, I do (again, if he’s were healthy). However, I’m a fan and observer, not a coach.
Regarding the UMass game, after someone off the bench goes off early I am usually all in on giving that player major minutes in the second half. However, because of the reasons given here I was kind of OK with how it turned out. I do really think he has a good shot at being a key contributor sooner than later.
I also, even though he’s not performed quite as well of late, think that Kuany needs to (continue to?) play 4-8 minutes a game. There are other reasons for it, including his development, but I was impressed with our physicality and performance down the stretch and, in my opinion, having fresher players made a difference in that regard.